and I pray that the fellowship of your faith may become effective through the knowledge of every good thing which is in you for Christ’s sake.

For I have come to have much joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.

yet for love’s sake I rather appeal to you—since I am such a person as Paul, the aged, and now also a prisoner of Christ Jesus—

I appeal to you for my child Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my imprisonment,

whom I wished to keep with me, so that on your behalf he might minister to me in my imprisonment for the gospel;

but without your consent I did not want to do anything, so that your goodness would not be, in effect, by compulsion but of your own free will.

For perhaps he was for this reason separated from you for a while, that you would have him back forever,

At the same time also prepare me a lodging, for I hope that through your prayers I will be given to you.